Car-Free Day: Col de la Croix de Fer / Col du Glandon
Tuesday, as part of the Oisans Col series, Col de la Croix de Fer (both…
Browsing: Alps
Col du Sabot and Le Collet
Col du Sabot: higher, more difficult, and infinitely quieter than its neighbour Alpe d’Huez. Perhaps…
Mont Baron above Lake Annecy
From the mid 1930’s to mid 1980’s there was a cable-car to the top of…
Combe Laval, Col de la Bataille Loop (Vercors)
The Vercors Massif, to the south-west of Grenoble, rarely disappoints. I’ve called it the most…
Col de Ménée, Col de la Lauzette Loop
The Vercors massif, south-west of Grenoble, is one of my favourite regions in the Alps…
Silvretta Hochalpenstrasse – Bielerhöhe
You know a road will be good when it has its own official web site.…
Grossglockner – Glocknerkönig Bike Day
Hyperbole Alert: This is one of the most beautiful paved roads I’ve ever cycled. I’d…
Kitzbuheler Horn
This is easily the steepest 10 kilometre stretch of paved road I have ever cycled.…
Kühtai Sattel and above to Speicher Finstertal
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. A fun ride made special with a little route extension and…
Timmelsjoch / Passo del Rombo
I was at the base of Timmelsjoch three years ago and a storm prevented me…